Director: Kang Soo-yeon, Lee Woong-hee
May 1987 becomes a loop neither of them can escape once a man and a woman find themselves pulled back into the same month, again and again.
What is My Perfect Stranger about?
A man and a woman, strangers to each other at the outset, discover they are both trapped in the same stretch of time, repeatedly living through events set in May 1987. Neither fully understands why the loop has taken hold of them or what force is keeping them tied to that particular month, but their paths keep crossing as the pattern repeats. What begins as confusion and disorientation slowly turns into a shared search for answers, as each repeated cycle reveals a little more about the past they've been dropped into and the people connected to it. Along the way, choices that seemed small the first time around start to carry weight, and the two of them realize that breaking free of the loop may depend on understanding each other first.
Cast & crew
Kim Dong-wook and Jin Ki-joo anchor the series as the two leads caught in the recurring timeline, playing characters who move from wary confusion to genuine reliance on one another. Seo Ji-hye and Lee Ji-hyeon appear in supporting roles that add texture to the 1987 setting, while Kim Jong-soo and Kim Hye-eun fill out the surrounding cast.
Context & significance
Released in 2023, the series blends drama with a science-fiction and fantasy premise, using its time-loop structure to explore memory and second chances rather than pure spectacle. Setting the recurring events in 1987 gives the story a specific period backdrop that shapes the details each cycle uncovers.
Where & how to watch
My Perfect Stranger streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles included, and its page can be viewed without an account. Watching the series requires logging into K-Time, a platform designed around a Farsi-first experience for Persian-speaking viewers.